MDMA therapy and the Kiwi doctor helping dying strangers

Multimedia journalist·NZ Herald·30 Oct, 2026 08:00 PM10 mins to read‌Dr Will Evans has been helping people with cancer explore the use of MDMA to come to terms with death. Photo / Annaleise Shortland The first MDMA-assisted therapy trial in New Zealand is happening inside a clinic in Auckland’s Parnell. Months on, Dr Will Evans spoke exclusively to the Weekend Herald about his peculiar job of guiding people through death. Evans’ clinic sits inside a wooden villa surrounded by a wild, fragrant garden